Two Cities Marathon

Ha ha ya right would I could I run in a marathon. For those of you who don't know I used to work at Eye Q and while working there I had the opportunity to help out with what used to be the Trail of Two Cities half Marathon. In years past I was well compensated for my time, this year with my new job I wasn't compensated for my hours I put in. I still had a blast, and found a different way to make some money on the whole deal. The CFO of Eye Q asked me to create a rack system to hang their medals on. So I designed and fabricated a couple of steel racks for the volunteers to hang the medals on. He was very impressed and wants me to make a couple more since he plans on double the participants next year. He also asked me last minute if I knew of a way to hang the Finnish line banner over the Finnish line. His original plan was to use rope and hope it didn't sag too much. I told him I would try and create something last minute, so I went to the steel yard and was able to create two 30 foot long steel beams to hang the banner on. Its nothing too hard to do if you know how to weld and have all the tools, lucky for me I do. Everyone was pleased with the way it turned out and also commented on how great the Finnish line looked. Next year I have to add a time clock. Finnish Line. That part hanging was fixed after this picture was taken.

Rack with the Medals on it.

Mustang Update

Well its been a few months and the mustang is still in the body shop. It does have a fresh coat of primer on it and the body is pretty straight. Well as far as I can see. Every time I see it its stuck in a corner and there are other cars being worked on. I do see a little progress every time I see it. I hope it will be done soon, but I don't see it happening before Christmas or New Years.

Yes it seems the trunk is getting used.

Evan's new Adventure

For those of you who don't know already Evan has taken up Tykwondo. The idea is to help give Evan a little more discipline, and hopefully keep him busy. Since I am the one who has to take Evan everywhere I go, to give mommy a break from her first born son, I get to take him every Saturday to Tykwondo. The first day I took Evan I was afraid he would have a tough time learning and paying attention to the instructors. I was wrong, since he has began Evan has done great. I have noticed that he doesn't mix up his left and right as much, and I may be wrong, but I think he is doing somewhat better in school too.

The Other day I was able to work the morning shift so I could have Friday evening off. We all went to see Evan participate in his first Belt advancement. I knew this would be a big deal for Evan so I was ready to call in sick if I had to. Evan was pretty excited, he kept asking if it was time to go to. Evan had quite the crowd to see him show off his newly acquired skills. He did great he remembered all his blocks, punches, steps, and kicks. The best part of the whole night was Evan demonstrated to everyone that he can break a board, and he broke it the first try. So now Evan is not just a white belt anymore, he is a yellow stripe.

CONGRATULATIONS EVAN!!

Evans New pads.

Luke trying out Evans Pads!

Evan and Master Thackery

Evan breaking his board.

Evan getting his yellow stripe.